NOTE: This story was updated with awards gala information on Feb. 19.
A New Westminster-based photographer is gaining international attention – and opening a new exhibition right here at home at the same time.
Gabor Gasztonyi’s work is featured in Portraits, an exhibition opening in March at the Plaskett Gallery in Massey Theatre. The opening reception is on March 3 from 1 to 4 p.m. The gallery is open Tuesdays through Saturdays and during performances in the Massey Theatre, at 735 Eighth Ave. Call 604-517-5900 or see www.masseytheatre.com for details.
Gasztonyi, who also happens to be a filmmaker, has also been busy overseas. His documentary No Way Out – which he created with Daryl Bennett - was accepted into the International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema in London, England. The festival runs from Feb. 10 to 17.
No Way Out, which was completed in the fall of 2017, is described as an “intimate story of addiction,” interspersing Gasztonyi’s black-and-white images of the Downtown Eastside with the personal stories of two middle-aged couples who began using injection drugs in childhood – capturing the story of their survival.
The film was nominated for Best Feature Documentary, Best Director and Best Editing, and also earned a nomination for a Scientific and Educational Award. At the awards gala on Sunday, Feb. 18, it won for Best Editing of a Feature Documentary (Daryl Bennett). Check out www.filmfestinternational.com/london for all the details.
